Francois Groenewald

Gender Male
Height 0' 0"
Out of South Africa

Francois Groenewald is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 11-7-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 6 years, 1 month, 13 days
Rounds Fought 33.1
Avg. Fights/Year 3.0
Longest Layoff 8 months, 2 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 5 days

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 05/13/2017 L
(11-6-0)
Philippe Rouch
(5-3-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 59
3 02:46
NSF 11/11/2016 W
(10-6-0)
Baldwin Mdlalose
(2-5-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 55
2 02:45
NSF 04/22/2016 W
(9-6-0)
Boney Bukaka
(1-4-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 48
1 03:19
NSF 11/07/2015 W
(8-6-0)
Martin De Beer
(3-0-0)
BW Submission
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 45
3 05:00
NSF 04/04/2015 L
(8-5-0)
Craig Ninow
(3-2-1)
BW
(125.0 vs. 134.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
EFC Africa 38
3 05:00
NSF 12/11/2014 L
(8-4-0)
Nkazimulo Zulu
(3-2-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 36
3 05:00
NSF 10/02/2014 L
(8-3-0)
Demarte Pena
(9-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
EFC Africa 34
4 04:24
NSF 05/01/2014 W
(7-3-0)
Leo Gloss
(8-6-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
EFC Africa 29
1 05:00
NSF 02/27/2014 W
(6-3-0)
Pierre Botha
(2-1-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
EFC Africa 27
1 04:32
NSF 12/12/2013 W
(5-3-0)
Donavan Wilken
(1-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 26
1 03:33
NSF 09/12/2013 W
(4-3-0)
Craig Ninow
(1-1-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 23
3 03:50
NSF 07/25/2013 L
(4-2-0)
Gareth Buirski
(3-2-0)
KO
EFC Africa 21
1 00:34
NSF 11/23/2012 W
(3-2-0)
Koba Iakobidze
(0-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 17
1 05:00
NSF 10/19/2012 W
(2-2-0)
Jean-Luc Kazadi
(2-3-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
EFC Africa 16
2 00:00
NSF 03/02/2012 L
(2-1-0)
Dino Bertolis
(0-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 12
3 05:00
NSF 09/01/2011 L
(2-0-0)
Abdul Hassan
(1-3-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
EFC Africa 10
3 05:00
NSF 05/05/2011 W
(1-0-0)
Wesley Hawkey
(4-1-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 13: Fight for Glory
1 05:00
NSF 03/31/2011 W
(0-0-0)
Kurt Matthews
(0-0-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 12: Outrage
1 05:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

Amateur Record: 2-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 5 months, 13 days
Rounds Fought 7.0
Avg. Fights/Year 12.0
Longest Layoff 1 month, 26 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 weeks

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 11/11/2010 L
(2-2-0)
Marcus Taljaard
(1-0-0)
TKO/RSC
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 10: Night of the Champions
3 00:00
NSF 09/16/2010 L
(2-1-0)
Etienne van Wyk
(0-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 9: Born and Bred
1 03:00
NSF 08/19/2010 W
(1-1-0)
Shahil Maharaj
(0-1-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 8: Cage Rage
1 03:00
NSF 07/15/2010 L
(1-0-0)
Dino Bertolis
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC
Fight Force MMA (South Africa) 7: Overload
3 00:00
NSF 05/29/2010 W
(0-0-0)
David van Schalkwyk
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
No Holds Barred South Africa
1 03:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class